Which of the following is a measure of existing cases as a proportion of the population?
a. prevalence |
b. surveillance |
c. incidence |
d. abstinence |
Answer: (C) Incidence
(Incidence in epidemiology is a measure of the probability of occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time.)
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